SRC Member danano Posted April 20, 2020 SRC Member Share Posted April 20, 2020 Est. August 2019 The guiding principles behind my tank design and build were simplicity and ease of maintenance. Another aim was also to establish and maintain an ultra low nutrient environment for SPS to thrive. Managing the bio-load and promoting the growth of beneficial bacteria were key to achieving this. Some basic information: TANK: 50g main + 30g lagoon + 20g sump LIGHTING: AI Hydra 52HD (x2) + Orphek OR60 light bar; lagoon tank Kessil A360X FILTRATION & CIRCULATION: Skimz skimmer, return pumps (X2) and wavemakers, Prodibio Biodigest & Bioptim, FM Bacto Reef Balls, coral chips and live rock OTHER EQUIPMENT: Coralbox auto-doser and battery backup, RODI, Haliea HS-66A chiller SALT & SUPPLEMENTS: Red Sea Salt and Foundation (CA+/KH/Mg), Tropic Marin Pro-Reef, and Fauna Marin Color Elements 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SRC Member danano Posted April 20, 2020 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 20, 2020 Sump, skimmer, auto-doser, etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member danano Posted April 20, 2020 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 20, 2020 Chiller, pump/wm controllers, battery back-up, etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member danano Posted April 20, 2020 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 20, 2020 I♥️SPS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member danano Posted April 20, 2020 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 20, 2020 Some close-ups... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SRC Member danano Posted April 20, 2020 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 20, 2020 The millepora was stunted and colours muted for several months, then from January, it blossomed into a rainbow! Tank had finally matured and water parameters ideal... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member zander Posted April 20, 2020 SRC Member Share Posted April 20, 2020 Nice and beautiful!!! Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member danano Posted April 20, 2020 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 20, 2020 Thanks Zander. One more thing I do, I dose aminos and feed marine/reef snow daily. The latter, after lights out. The fish get pellets twice a day. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member fatphotoboy Posted April 20, 2020 SRC Member Share Posted April 20, 2020 awesome tanks. SPS are healthy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member zander Posted April 20, 2020 SRC Member Share Posted April 20, 2020 Nice!! How often do you change water? Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member danano Posted April 20, 2020 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 20, 2020 Weekly water changes, approximately 5% of the total water volume. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member jem Posted April 21, 2020 SRC Member Share Posted April 21, 2020 20 hours ago, danano said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rilakkuma Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Very nice Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Jimng Posted April 22, 2020 SRC Member Share Posted April 22, 2020 Very nice tank and setup, the sps guru is back fast and furious... Quote My Tank Thread Part I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member danano Posted April 22, 2020 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 22, 2020 (edited) Thanks for the kind words all! Jim, it's been a long time... how are you and how's the reef? For those unaware, once upon a time, I had a 110g SPS dominated reef tank. After 12 years away from the hobby, I'm back and still nuts about reefkeeping, with SPS in particular Edited April 22, 2020 by danano 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Jimng Posted April 22, 2020 SRC Member Share Posted April 22, 2020 Your 110g reef tank was an inspiration for many including myself My tank had its ups and downs....still a lot to learn which makes this hobby so addictive. Quote My Tank Thread Part I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member danano Posted April 22, 2020 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 22, 2020 Yes, lots to learn indeed, with LEDs and all the new equipment and reef keeping methods.... it was back to school for me. Here's a growth sequence for a hoeksemai frag I salvaged from the mother colony, a piece that started in a nano tank before the 50g. Attached to a small piece of coral rubble, it's now fully encrusted with a few new growth tips. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member danano Posted April 22, 2020 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 22, 2020 Same hoek w polyps extended 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member R0B Posted April 22, 2020 SRC Member Share Posted April 22, 2020 Wow what a great set of tanks. Thanks for sharing! What do you think is your key to SPS success? (How do you maintain your paramters?)Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member danano Posted April 22, 2020 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 22, 2020 Thanks Rob! Gazing at the corals, that's the secret I used to run a CR with my 110g. Now, with a smaller 50g tank, I have an auto-doser, and I've been tuning it the past few months to keep up with the growth and Ca/kH/Mg consumption rate of the corals, which also means weekly or biweekly testing of the three main parameters. The tank is now 9 months, and I've just about reached a steady state with CA/kH/Mg consumption. Auto-dosing also allows me to easily make manual adjustments to the CA/kH/Mg levels to keep the parameters as stable as possible. I'm now playing with the lights, scaling back the intensity a little, to see if there's an impact on the consumption rate without affecting coral colour. I've kept the bio-load low from the start, and maintained a low nutrient system, hence nitrates and phosphates are undetectable. Seeding the tank with beneficial bacteria is important as well. Ca 420-450 dKH 7-7.5 Mg 1380-1450 NO3 undetectable PO4 undetectable 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member R0B Posted April 22, 2020 SRC Member Share Posted April 22, 2020 Awesome. Do you feed your corals? Or follow a particular system like AF or Zeovit? Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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